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{{Short description|Opera by Giulio Caccini}}
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'''''Euridice''''' is an [[opera]] in a prologue and one act by the [[Italy|Italian]] composer [[Giulio Caccini]]. The [[libretto]], by [[Ottavio Rinuccini]], had [[Euridice (opera)|already been set]] by Caccini's rival [[Jacopo Peri]] in 1600. Caccini's version of ''Euridice'' was first performed at the [[Pitti Palace]], [[Florence]] on 5 December 1602. Caccini hurriedly prepared the score for the press and published it six weeks before Peri's version appeared.
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'''''Euridice''''' is an [[opera]] in a prologue and one act by the [[Italy|Italian]] composer [[Giulio Caccini]]. The [[libretto]], by [[Ottavio Rinuccini]], had [[Euridice (Peri)|already been set]] by Caccini's rival [[Jacopo Peri]] in 1600. Caccini's version of ''Euridice'' was first performed at the [[Pitti Palace]], Florence, on 5 December 1602.<ref>{{Almanacco|dmy=05-12-1602|match=Euridice}}</ref> Caccini hurriedly prepared the score for the press and published it six weeks before Peri's version appeared.

==Roles==
==Roles==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+{{sronly|Roles, voice types}}
!Role
!Role
!Voice type
![[Voice type]]
!Premiere Cast
|-
|-
|La Tragedia ([[Tragedy]])
|La Tragedia ([[Tragedy]])
|[[soprano]]
|[[soprano]]
|
|-
|-
|Orfeo (Orpheus)
|[[Orpheus|Orfeo]]
|[[tenor]]
|[[tenor]]
|
|-
|-
|Euridice (Eurydice)
|[[Eurydice|Euridice]]
|soprano
|soprano
|
|-
|-
|Arcetro
|Arcetro
|[[castrato]]
|[[castrato]]
|
|-
|-
|Tirsi
|Tirsi
|tenor
|tenor
|
|-
|-
|Aminta
|Aminta
|tenor
|tenor
|
|-
|-
|Dafne
|Dafne
|soprano
|soprano
|
|-
|-
|[[Pluto (god)|Pluto]]
|[[Pluto (mythology)|Pluto]]
|[[bass (voice)|bass]]
|[[bass (voice type)|bass]]
|
|-
|-
|Caronte ([[Charon (mythology)|Charon]])
|Caronte ([[Charon]])
|tenor
|tenor
|
|-
|-
|Proserpina ([[Proserpine]])
|Proserpina ([[Proserpina|Proserpine]])
|soprano
|soprano
|
|-
|-
|Radamanto ([[Rhadamanthus]])
|Radamanto ([[Rhadamanthus]])
|bass
|bass
|
|-
|-
|Venere ([[Venus (goddess)|Venus]])
|Venere ([[Venus (mythology)|Venus]])
|soprano
|soprano
|
|-
|-
|}
|}


==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==
The opera follows the myth of [[Orpheus]] and [[Eurydice]] quite closely, except that it has a happy ending since Orpheus succeeds in rescuing Eurydice from the underworld through the power of his music.
The opera follows the myth of [[Orpheus and Eurydice]] quite closely, except that it has a happy ending since Orpheus succeeds in rescuing Eurydice from the underworld through the power of his music.


==Recordings==
==Recordings==
*''Euridice'' Soloists, Rennes Chorus and Orchestra, conducted by Rodrigo de Zayas (Arion, 1980)
*''Euridice'' Soloists, Rennes Chorus and Orchestra, conducted by Rodrigo de Zayas (Arion, 1980)
*''L'Euridice'' Scherzi Musicali, Nicolas Achten (Ricercar, 2008) [http://www.ricercar.be/readmorecd.php?id=328]
*''L'Euridice'' Scherzi Musicali, [[Nicolas Achten]] (Ricercar, 2008)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20081228211423/http://www.ricercar.be/readmorecd.php?id=328 "Giulio Caccini – ''L'Euridice''"], Scherzi Musicali (notes)</ref>


==Sources==
==References==
<references />
*[http://www.amadeusonline.net/almanacco.php?Start=0&Giorno=5&Mese=12&Anno=1602&Giornata=&Testo=&Parola=Stringa Amadeus Almanac, accessed 12 June 2008]

*''The Viking Opera Guide'' ed. Holden (Viking, 1993)
==Further reading==
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*[http://www.delteatro.it/dizionario_dell_opera/e/euridice_1.php Del Teatro (in Italian)]
*''The Oxford Illustrated History of Opera'' ed. Parker (OUP, 1994)
*''The Viking Opera Guide'', ed. [[Amanda Holden (writer)|Amanda Holden]] (Viking, 1993)
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110722033204/http://delteatro.it/dizionario_dell_opera/e/euridice_1.php Del Teatro (in Italian)]
*''The Oxford Illustrated History of Opera'' ed. Parker (Oxford University Press, 1994)

==External links==
*{{IMSLP|work=Euridice (Caccini, Giulio)|cname=''Euridice'' (Caccini)}}

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[[Category:Italian-language operas]]
[[Category:Pastoral operas]]
[[Category:Pastoral operas]]
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[[Category:1600s operas]]
[[Category:1602 operas]]
[[Category:1602 operas]]
[[Category:Operas by Giulio Caccini]]
[[Category:Operas by Giulio Caccini]]
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[[Category:Operas]]
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[[Category:Operas about Orpheus]]

[[Category:Operas based on Metamorphoses]]
[[it:Euridice (Caccini)]]

Latest revision as of 15:30, 6 October 2022

Euridice is an opera in a prologue and one act by the Italian composer Giulio Caccini. The libretto, by Ottavio Rinuccini, had already been set by Caccini's rival Jacopo Peri in 1600. Caccini's version of Euridice was first performed at the Pitti Palace, Florence, on 5 December 1602.[1] Caccini hurriedly prepared the score for the press and published it six weeks before Peri's version appeared.

Roles

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Roles, voice types
Role Voice type
La Tragedia (Tragedy) soprano
Orfeo tenor
Euridice soprano
Arcetro castrato
Tirsi tenor
Aminta tenor
Dafne soprano
Pluto bass
Caronte (Charon) tenor
Proserpina (Proserpine) soprano
Radamanto (Rhadamanthus) bass
Venere (Venus) soprano

Synopsis

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The opera follows the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice quite closely, except that it has a happy ending since Orpheus succeeds in rescuing Eurydice from the underworld through the power of his music.

Recordings

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  • Euridice Soloists, Rennes Chorus and Orchestra, conducted by Rodrigo de Zayas (Arion, 1980)
  • L'Euridice Scherzi Musicali, Nicolas Achten (Ricercar, 2008)[2]

References

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  1. ^ Casaglia, Gherardo (2005). "Euridice, 5 December 1602". L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia (in Italian).
  2. ^ "Giulio Caccini – L'Euridice", Scherzi Musicali (notes)

Further reading

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